Debbie Abrahams responds to Chancellor's comments on disabled people in the workforce
Debbie
Abrahams MP, Labour’s Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, responding to Philip Hammond’s
comments to the Treasury Select Committee about the impact of disabled
people in the workforce on productivity measurements, said:
“It is
disgraceful that Philip Hammond is scapegoating disabled people for a
productivity crisis created by the Conservatives’ failed...Read More »
Sale of student loan book will leave taxpayers worse off - Gordon Marsden
Gordon Marsden MP, Shadow Higher Education
Minister, commenting on the Government’s announcement of a sale of part of the
student loan book at an apparent loss of £800 million, said:
“Today’s announcement is proof that this Government
is utterly incapable of getting a fair deal for taxpayers.
“In the last Budget Philip...Read More »
Rebecca Long-Bailey comment on Life Sciences Sector Deal
Rebecca Long-Bailey MP, Labour’s Shadow Secretary for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, commenting on the Life Sciences Sector Deal, said:
“The Government’s embarrassing and shambolic approach to Brexit compromises many of the policies outlined in today’s Life Sciences Sector Deal and in last week’s White Paper.
“The European Medicines Agency has already...Read More »
Government is failing children who will have no place to call home this Christmas - Melanie Onn
Melanie Onn MP, Labour’s Shadow Housing Minister, responding to new figures on the number of children set to be homeless this Christmas, said:
“It is heart-breaking that 128,000 children will wake up on Christmas morning with no place to call home. The Conservative Government is failing them.
“This shames us all. Ministers...Read More »
This announcement will really end up being more like an infrastructure pipe dream - Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd MP, Labour’s Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, responding to the Government’s announcement of an updated £600 billion for national infrastructure investment, said:
“The Government has no shame, as after a year of Tory claims that Labour would bankrupt the country with our 10 year £500 billion investment plans,...Read More »